Obit: Myhre, Ivar C. (1894 - 1967)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Myhre, Elton, Fhegel, Jones, Bjorklund, Wolfran

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 19 Jan 1967

Myhre, Ivar C. (22 JAN 1894 - 10 JAN 1967)

Ivar C. Myhre, 72, Rt. 3, Stanley, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1967 in Victory Memorial Hospital. He moved to Amery with his parents when he was 5. He was graduated from the Amery High School and farmed and worked on the railroad in that area until World War I, when he served witht eh Marines. After returning from service, he farmed at Amery for five years, then moved to the Town of Worden, Clark County, where he has since resided. His marriage to Alga Elton took place at Stillwater, Minn., June 26, 1923.

Mr. Myhre was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Stanley.

Surviving are his wife, Olga; one son, Donald at State College, Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Martin Fhegel, Madison; a brother, Julius, Turtle Lake; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Jones, Seattle; Mrs. Alfred Bjorklund, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Arthur Wolfran, Owen; and 13 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Stanley, with Rev. Carl Peters officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Ceemtery.